Photos of the Day: Fleeing People and a Persian Cat

Hawsh al-Ashaari, Syria

Thousands of people flee eastern Ghouta as intense bombardment continues after the military stepped up an offensive to retake it last month
Photograph: Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images

Bangkok, Thailand

Five-year-old Persian cat, Jelly, waits for its turn during the International Asia Cat Show
Photograph: Narong Sangnak/EPA